Combos with Returned Pastcaller

15 known combos in Commander — View Returned Pastcaller

Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Cloudshift by paying {W}, targeting Returned Pastcaller
  2. Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
  3. Resolve Cloudshift, blinking Returned Pastcaller
  4. When Returned Pastcaller enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Cloudshift to your hand from your graveyard.
  5. Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {W}.
  6. Repeat.
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Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite red mana · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite black mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers
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  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Returned Pastcaller and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. When the Returned Pastcaller tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Burnt Offering from your graveyard to your hand.
  3. Cast Burnt Offering by paying {B} and sacrificing a Returned Pastcaller token, adding {B}{B} plus an additional amount of {B} and/or {R} equal to its mana value minus 2.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite landfall triggers
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  1. Activate a permanent by tapping it, adding at least {U}.
  2. Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying {U} due to Hinata, blinking Returned Pastcaller and the permanent tapped for mana in step 1.
  3. When Returned Pastcaller enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite blinking · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite untap of lands you control
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  1. Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}.
  2. Cast Displace by paying {2}{U}, blinking Returned Pastcaller and Peregrine Drake
  3. When Returned Pastcaller and Peregrine Drake enter the battlefield, their abilities trigger.
  4. Resolve the Returned Pastcaller trigger, returning Displace from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Resolve the Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands.
  6. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite blinking of nonland permanents · Infinite magecraft triggers
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  1. Cast Slip On the Ring by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Returned Pastcaller and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Returned Pastcaller trigger.
  4. Resolve the Returned Pastcaller trigger, returning Slip On the Ring from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Slip On the Ring.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Returned Pastcaller and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite blinking · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite untap of lands you control
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  1. Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {2}{U}.
  2. Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying {2}{U}, blinking Returned Pastcaller and Peregrine Drake.
  3. When Returned Pastcaller and Peregrine Drake enter the battlefield, their abilities trigger.
  4. Resolve the Returned Pastcaller trigger, returning Ghostly Flicker to your hand from your graveyard.
  5. Resolve the Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands.
  6. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite blinking of nonland permanents · Infinite magecraft triggers
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  1. Cast Cloudshift by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Returned Pastcaller and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Returned Pastcaller trigger.
  4. Resolve the Returned Pastcaller trigger, returning Cloudshift from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Cloudshift.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Returned Pastcaller and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite black mana
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  1. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Returned Pastcaller and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  2. When the Returned Pastcaller tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Sacrifice from your graveyard to your hand.
  3. Cast Sacrifice by paying {B} and sacrificing a Returned Pastcaller token, adding an amount of {B} equal to its mana value.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite magecraft triggers
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  1. Cast Culling the Weak by paying {B} and sacrificing another creature, adding {B}{B}{B}{B}.
  2. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Returned Pastcaller and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  3. When the Returned Pastcaller tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Culling the Weak from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite ETB · Infinite LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
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  1. Cast Cabal Ritual by paying {1}{B}, adding {B}{B}{B}{B}{B}.
  2. Cast Saw in Half by paying {2}{B}, destroying Returned Pastcaller and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
  3. When the Returned Pastcaller tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Saw in Half and Cabal Ritual from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. Repeat.
Results: Infinite card draw · Near-infinite ETB · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite LTB · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite creature tokens · Near-infinite blinking of nonland permanents you control
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  1. Cast Scrollshift by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Returned Pastcaller and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Returned Pastcaller trigger.
  4. Resolve the Returned Pastcaller trigger, returning Scrollshift from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Scrollshift.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Returned Pastcaller and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite blinking of nonland permanents · Infinite magecraft triggers
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  1. Cast Justiciar's Portal by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Returned Pastcaller and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Returned Pastcaller trigger.
  4. Resolve the Returned Pastcaller trigger, returning Justiciar's Portal from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Justiciar's Portal.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Returned Pastcaller and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite blinking of nonland permanents · Infinite magecraft triggers
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  1. Cast Flicker of Fate by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
  2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Returned Pastcaller and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
  3. Abdel Adrian and Returned Pastcaller trigger.
  4. Resolve the Returned Pastcaller trigger, returning Flicker of Fate from your graveyard to your hand.
  5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Flicker of Fate.
  6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Returned Pastcaller and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
  7. Repeat.
Results: Infinite LTB · Infinite ETB · Infinite colored mana · Infinite sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite magecraft triggers · Return all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control
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  1. Activate Phyrexian Altar twice by sacrificing Returned Pastcaller, adding {B}.
  2. Repeat step 1 for each other nontoken creature you control.
  3. Cast Rise of the Dark Realms by paying {7}{B}{B}, returning all creature cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under your control.
  4. When Returned Pastcaller enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Rise of the Dark Realms to your hand from your graveyard.
  5. Repeat.
Results: Infinite ETB · Infinite storm count · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite copies of all permanents · Infinite mana permanents you control can produce · Return all instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand · Return some creature cards from your graveyard to your hand
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  1. Cast Doppelgang by paying {15}{G}{U}, creating five token copies of Returned Pastcaller and of the four mana-producing permanents.
  2. When the Returned Pastcaller tokens enter the battlefield, they trigger, returning Doppelgang and up to four other Spirit, instant or sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand.
  3. Activate seventeen of the mana-producing permanent tokens by tapping them, adding at least {15}{G}{U}.
  4. Repeat.
  5. Once you have infinite tokens and mana, you may instead target any other permanents using Doppelgang.
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